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SB 1040: recall elections; procedures; timeline

Sponsor: Senator Kavanagh, LD 3

Committee on Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Overview

Alters timeframes relating to special recall elections and prescribes procedures for additional candidates desiring to appear on the recall ballot.

History

All officers holding an elective office are subject to recall by the qualified electors of the electoral district in which the officer was elected.  A recall may be requested by the number of qualified signers equal to 25% of the number of votes cast during the previous general election divided by the number of offices being filed at that election (A.R.S. § 19-201).

Additional candidates may appear on a recall election ballot, as well as the person being recalled, upon filing a nomination petition containing the signatures of at least 2% of the total votes cast for all candidates of that office at the last election. Qualified electors that sign a recall petition must do so in the presence of the person circulating the petition. The circulator must execute the affidavit of verification for these signatures.  The county recorder determines if a signature must be disqualified for specified reasons including: a signer is unidentifiable, signature comparison considerations and technical considerations (A.R.S. §§ 19-202, 19-205, 19-208.02, 19-212).

Provisions

1.   Modifies the timeframe during which the County Recorder must determine the number of petition signatures that must be disqualified from 60 days to 75 days after receipt of the signature sheets from the filing officer. (Sec. 1)

2.   Alters the timeframe in which a special recall election must be held from at least 90 days to at least 120 days after the order calling the election. (Sec. 1)

3.   Requires a person who desires to be a candidate at a recall election to file a statement of interest. (Sec. 1)

4.   Specifies that any nomination petition signatures collected prior to the date of filing for a statement of interest and recall application are invalid and subject to challenge. (Sec. 1)

5.   Makes technical changes. (Sec. 3)

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